US girl, 9, fatally shot by young brother

A young boy has fatally shot his nine-year-old sister in the US and their parents have been arrested.

A nine-year-old girl is dead after she was accidentally shot by her brother, police in the US city of Milwaukee say.

The girl was shot inside a home on Milwaukee's north side on Saturday. Police say the brother is a minor and was taken to Milwaukee County Children's Court Center.

Police say the girl's parents, a 29-year-old Milwaukee woman and a 32-year-old Milwaukee man, were arrested on multiple charges.

Police will present the case to the Milwaukee County district attorney's office in the coming days.


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